Ever Dim, He Bollocks, He Liles

After yesterday's 40-minute excess of State Of Independence, there was really only one place left to go today. I give you Andrew Liles, self-styled multi-instrumentalist, sound artist and purveyor of "massive extensions of classic tracks. Elongations to test your endurance and revolt the purists."

 

Liles has previously focused his attention on the likes of Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Donna Summer, The Sisters Of Mercy, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. 

 

On Wednesday, it was the turn of Sex Pistols, ahead of the 45th anniversary of the release of God Save The Queen on 27th May 1977. It's not quite the excessive extreme of the 10-hour edit of Neu's Hallogallo, posted by Swiss Adam on Bagging Area on Monday as possibly the ultimate Monday Long Song. Neither is it the 73-minute stitch-fest of every Thin Lizzy guitar solo 1971-1983 by His Name Is Alive. 

 

However, 45 minutes of God Save The Queen is potentially enough to drive even the most fervent monarchist to recalcitrant behaviour. I love it.

45 Minutes Of 'God Save The Queen' For 45 Years (Andrew Liles Re-Edit): Sex Pistols (2022)